As Charlaine Harris puts it this "shows you what would happen if Buffy got married and kept her past a secret" It's a lot of fun and the main character is quite witty.

I enjoyed the read. ( )

There is nothing better than a romantic comedy that incorporates the paranormal, and Julie Kenner has penned a jackpot winner with CARPE DEMON. At times laugh-out-loud funny, once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down until I finished the last page-and then I wished it wasn't the end.

Kate Connor, on the surface, appears to be a pretty normal suburban mom. Mother to fourteen-year-old Alison and two-year-old Timmy, wife of Stuart, an assistant county attorney, and all-around chauffeur, nanny, housekeeper, and family pep squad rolled into one. It wasn't always that way, though. Kate was once a Level Four Demon Hunter, although no one knows it. It's the secret of secrets, and for the most part, Kate's pretty happy keeping it that way. Until one day, while shopping with the kids at the local Wal-Mart in San Diablo , California , she spots a demon.

Immediately, all sorts of questions are raised. Why would a demon willingly come to San Diablo? And, in fact, was it a demon at all? And does it have anything at all to do with her?

Sadly, Kate realizes way too soon that she's going to be forced out of demon-hunting retirement. Incorporeal demon Goramesh has come to California with one goal in mind, and it's up to Kate to figure out what he wants, find it before he does, rescue it, and send Goramesh back where he belongs.

Sounds easy, right? Not really, especially when you can't tell anyone what you're doing, including your husband, best friend, or children. Balancing home life has always been tricky enough, but now that there are murderous demons following her around, dodging her every step, life has become even more complicated.

I've heard that some readers have compared this story to a sort of Buffy the Vampire Slayer read, but I didn't get that feeling at all. What I read was a hilarious story of a stay-at-home-mom whose past comes back to bite her on the butt, with the risks being even higher than ever. For anyone who has ever been bored with their life, or has secrets from the past that they just wish would stay there, this book is for you.

Not to mention that it's just an all-around enjoyable story from a very talented author. Pick up a copy of CARPE DEMON today-you won't be disappointed. ( )

It was an OK, fun read, but I'm not in a rush to get another. The busy soccer mom - demon hunter thing was cute & amusing - once. The next book could go either way, but I doubt it will get much better. The base she has to work from seems a bit too static. The writing was mildly amusing, but never made me chuckle out loud. Not bad, but I could easily put it down.The characters were pretty well done & interesting. She certainly has the whole suburban house wife thing down well from what I could tell. I got the sarcasm when her 2 year old 'helped' her clean up, but she wrote that it was sarcastic. Redundant & typical of the book. The plot was neither original nor particularly imaginative. Figuring out who the bad guy was & how the book would end was easy. It was just a matter of waiting around for her to go the long way round the block to get there. ( )

Entertaining horror-lit. Sort of the horror version of chick-lit, I suppose. It's obvious the author drew on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer lore to write this: her hunter/alimentatore relationship is just like the slayer/watcher one, along with the holy water, stakes, demons, research, etc. She takes the premise of what would happen if someone like Buffy grew up, had children and didn't tell her family about her previous life. A little far-fetched, but it worked. The premise that stay at home moms are super women is fun. I loved the interaction of the playdate when Kate wants to take out the stupid Mom who tries to bargain with her daughter to return the toy. Too funny. That she kept everything from her husband was a bit unbelievable, as was his relative stupidity in never questioning her odd behavior.Light and entertaining. An easy read, and somewhat predictable, but it kept my attention and I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.I'm an Angel/Buffy fan, so I enjoyed this little romp into demonland. (I will confess that I prefer the Angel/Cordelia 'ship, which is a much more mature, believable relationship than the wide-eyed crybuffy/moody Angel, but I digress.) ( )

Kate thought she was out of the demon hunting life until demons start showing up in her quaint suburban town. How can she get rid of the demons with out her family discovering the truth about her past? ( )